Hi, I'm alittle new at this ,so,please be patient...I'm shooting a raw image..process it threw canon file utility,adjusting color,contrast,exposure etc...save the file as a 16 bit tiff...then open it in photoshop to sharpen.In unsharp mask,my settings are amount=400radius=1threshold=5

My in camera parameter settings are Parameter 1.My problem is that the images are all pixelated,seem to be oversharpened. Am I correct in assuming,that being that my in camera settings are +1,that the images are already sharpened.and that my unsharp mask settings should be lowered?I'm using a Canon 300D.Any help woud be appreciated.TNX,Mike

If you are shooting RAW, your parameter settings on the 300D are not applied to the image. Try reducing your sharpening amount. I use Photokit sharpener--so I forget what USM settings I used to use... but 400 seems high.

Thanks Steve,For quick reply...I will take your advise & try somw different settings.I spent over an hour at your website,you are a very talented photographer...with a tremendous eye.I live in New York City,and have never seen such images,that you have managed to capture,even though I have driven by them a thousand times.Really nice work...Thanks again,Mike

I'm using photoshop elements2...and even that is greek to me.Still learning .I'll give your settings a try.I do not use the sharpen feature in my conversion{file viewer utility} process. Suggestions of any kind would be welcome.Thanks for your help,Mike